Robby Unser (born January 12, 1968) is an American former racing driver. Unser won the 1989 American Indycar Series championship, and was nine-time winner of the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb.[1] He raced in the Indy Racing League, and was the IRL rookie of the year in 1998.[2] Unser made two starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of fifth in 1998. He also finished second twice in the 1998 season, his best IRL finish. His last IRL start came in 2000, his 21st IRL race.[3]
Unser made his drifting debut in the 2007 Formula D season driving for Enjuku Racing. The team had its first win in Denver on June 29, 2007.
From 2014 to 2015, Unser was heading the "Team Speedway Racing Team" of Speedway Motors of Lincoln, Nebraska in a seventeen-event Goodguys AutoCross series.[4]
Unser is the son of Bobby Unser, nephew of Al Unser Sr., and cousin of both Al Unser Jr.[5] and Johnny Unser.
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | PacWest Lights | MIA 13 | LBH 15 | NAZ 14 | MIS 4 | MIL 10 | DET 10 | POR 15 | CLE | TOR 10 | TRO 9 | VAN 14 | LS 20 | 15th | 25 | ||
| 1997 | PacWest Lights | MIA 8 | LBH 7 | NAZ 10 | SAV 22 | STL 7 | MIL 6 | DET 12 | POR 14 | TOR 7 | TRO 19 | VAN 21 | LS 22 | FON 16 | 15th | 35 |
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Team Cheever | G-Force GF01B | 52 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW | PHX | INDY 5 | TXS 9 | DOV 11 | CLT | PPIR 12 | ATL 16 | TX2 2 | LVS 16 | 16th | 176 | [6] | |
| Dallara IR8 | NHM 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Team Pelfrey | Dallara IR9 | 81 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW 15 | PHX 26 | CLT C | INDY 8 | TXS 6 | PPIR 6 | ATL 2 | DOV 12 | PPI2 9 | LVS 16 | TX2 14 | 10th | 209 | [7] |
| 2000 | Tri-Star Motorsports | Dallara IR-00 | 9 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW 24 | PHX | LVS | 34th | 19 | [8] | ||||||||
| Byrd-McCormack Motorsports | Riley & Scott Mk V | 30 | INDY DNQ | TXS 26 | PPIR 21 | ATL | KTY | TX2 |
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | G-Force GF01B | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | align=center | 21 | align=center style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5 |
| 1999 | Dallara IR9 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | align=center | 17 | align=center style="background:#cfecff;" | 8 |
| 2000 | Riley & Scott Mk V | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | DNQ |
